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# Four graphs linking Covid-19 deaths and the housing crisis in the UK (Inside Housing, 29 May 2020)

* **The housing pandemic: four graphs showing the link between COVID-19 deaths and the housing crisis**
* By Nathaniel Barker. Published in Inside Housing on 29 May 2020
* <https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-housing-pandemic-four-graphs-showing-the-link-between-covid-19-deaths-and-the-housing-crisis-66562>
* **Summary**:
  * The four graphics are:
    * COVID-19 death rates versus housing overcrowding
    * COVID-19 death rates versus prevalence of HMOs (Houses in multiple occupations)
    * COVID-19 death rates versus homelessness
    * COVID-19 death rates versus social housing shortage
  * From the text of the article:
    * "Live in poor-quality, cramped, unsuitable accommodation and you are more likely to suffer from a wide range of illnesses, such as cancer and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
    * In 2015, [the Building Research Establishment estimated](https://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/pdf/87741-Cost-of-Poor-Housing-Briefing-Paper-v3.pdf) that poor housing costs the NHS at least £1.4bn a year. Yet, despite the growing body of evidence, the disconnect between housing policy and health policy remains steadfast.
    * Now, the coronavirus pandemic – described by prime minister Boris Johnson as “the worst public health crisis for a generation” – has thrown the problems into sharp relief. With more than 37,000 people having lost their lives to COVID-19, the UK has the highest number of deaths in Europe and second-most globally.
    * While a myriad of factors have contributed to the high number of deaths, housing conditions are likely to have played a key part. At the start of the month, [the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released shocking figures](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19bylocalareasanddeprivation/latest) showing that poorer areas of the country have significantly higher coronavirus mortality rates."
* **Regulatory levels**: local, national (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland; UK), EU
* **Keywords**: coronavirus, Covid-19, UK, housing conditions, public health, data